001 ; video and action!!

[lightedsoul]

Who: Kate Fuller and YOU!!
Broadcast: video
Action: SS Golden ; that one moon
When: after the shuffle

[Fleetwide video]

Um, hi. I'm Kate, and I'm... new. That sounds dumb.

[And awkward as hell. This feels like her first day of high school all over again, only instead of introducing herself to a tiny class of teenagers she's got to say hello to an entire fleet of people from different worlds. Not a lot makes sense about it, but she's trying her best to roll with the punches. Kate's had a little bit of time to get used to things, to get a good idea what's in store for her here, but it's still left her with some questions.]

I guess you could probably tell. I was just wondering, though, because it seems like these ships have been around for awhile and everyone's so used to all this, and-

[She's rambling. She stops, shakes her head, tries again.]

I just wanted to know how long people have been here, that's all.

[The Golden]

[Okay, so all that pudding? That's definitely something Kate is interested in eating. She's even got a spoon she'd found after sorting through drawers, and it's been months since she had pudding, okay.

But is it for her? Can she just take it? If Seth were here he'd have pulled up a chair and put his feet up and told her to get to eating the entire stash, but Kate likes to think she's at least a little nicer than Seth is.

So she's just kind of standing there. Looking at the pudding. Hopefully.]

[Dusty Moon Place]

[Her first stop once she tries heading to the moon is what's very obviously a chapel. She's drawn to it like a moth to a flame and anyone who might head inside after her will find her sitting in the very front row, head tilted down and eyes closed as she prays. She has a lot to say to God, but more to ask, and it's mostly protection. For her family, Seth, even Richie. Her hands are clasped tightly in her lap, but if she hears someone approach she'll look up and give them a smile.]

Oh, hi. I didn't think anyone else was going to come in here.

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[video]

[heresyandlace]

[and on her feed appears a smiling face-- just a little too pretty, too perfect, with coloring that isn't quite natural.]

It's a survival tactic.

...Appear to know what you're doing, and someone just might believe you.

[video]

[lightedsoul]

[Alarm bells softly ringing in the distance. She hadn't actually wondered before this exact moment if there would be culebras in space, but congratulations, Tek. You're now giving off massive waves of Mexican Dracula.]

You must be at the top of the food chain, then.

[video]

[heresyandlace]

[you know... it's probably somehow not the first time. and the fact that his teeth might look sharp on the little screen probably doesn't help either.]

I like to think so. [he grins a little, just emphasize.]

...And, it's almost a year, by the way.

[lightedsoul]

[Wow, yep. Culebra chances have increased. Is there somewhere around here to get some stakes because that would be really nice.]

Have you been here the longest? Someone else said six months.

[heresyandlace]

[the resident vampire hunters would be thrilled to answer that question. they should probably all go bowling together.]

Being that a year is generally longer than six months, I would say yes.

[are culebras generally smartasses? because this one is.]

[lightedsoul]

[Culebras and like everyone else she spends any time with these days. That tone is almost comforting, how sad is that. Still, she rolls her eyes because Tek come on.]

Thanks for clearing that up. What I meant was has anyone been here longer than you?

[heresyandlace]

No. Not a soul.

I was here to see the lights first flicker to life on the bridge.

[how comforting is that.]

[lightedsoul]

[Not... at all, it's not comforting at all what the hell Tek.]

Have you ever talked to the people who brought us here, then? Since you've been here from day one?

[heresyandlace]

Oh, many of us have tried-- myself included. But they've never answered.

They've so far been very good at making us feel small and mute.

[lightedsoul]

But... if they never answer how do we know what we're really here for?

[heresyandlace]

That is a very good question.

They speak to us, but never in response to anything. They just talk at us, and all we get to do is sit there and listen.

We have the things that they've said in our direction, the story that they've told us, but who knows what we're really here for.

[lightedsoul]

[Have there been any discussions about how that sounds like bullshit because

that sounds like a lot of bullshit. And it's hard to believe no one has caught on to this yet.]

If they're just talking to us, how do we know it's not just a recording or something?

[heresyandlace]

Another good question. My, you are on a roll.

They do seem to reference the things that happen to us, which probably disproves that theory... because them planning these awful events ahead of time would be a terrible thought, wouldn't it?